Honda Accord 2013–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A17-017 · NHTSA communication 10108084 · issued Mar 4, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013–2017
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
"service bulletin - a judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch may be felt while driving between 20 and 60 mph. The problem is typically diagnosed as a bad torque converter. American honda investigated the judder and found that the torque converter was not causing the judder and the transmission is not damaged by this judder."
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.